covetousness

[ kuhv-i-tuhs-nis ]

/ ˈkʌv ɪ təs nɪs /

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noun

eager or excessive desire, especially for wealth or possessions:Social media so often encourages us to compare ourselves to others, inspiring covetousness and insecurity.

Origin of covetousness

covetous + -ness

OTHER WORDS FROM covetousness

non·cov·et·ous·ness, nouno·ver·cov·et·ous·ness, nounun·cov·et·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby covetousness

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Example sentences from the Web for covetousness

In the first place, love of money, or covetousness, is at its root.
The Chainbearer|J. Fenimore Cooper
Likewise with covetousness: we are to understand that it is not to be named of Christians.
Epistle Sermons, Vol. II|Martin Luther
The devil of ambition tempts the great man to it; the devil of covetousness, the little man.
Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3)|Theodore Parker
He imputed the blunder either to covetousness, or to unwillingness that any Englishman should have anything.
Sir Walter Ralegh|William Stebbing

His character was tried besides, not only with the bait of covetousness, but with the goad of fear.
The Confessions of Saint Augustine|Saint Augustine